Thursday, 26 November 2009

Thurs 26th Nov: Man Like Me Interview

In the deluge of trite shit clogging up the charts at the moment I thought it was time to take a break from X Factor flu and find an antidote. To combat the national obsession of elevating vapid victims and celebrating their vocals with homogenous pseudo Americana anthems..............Ive hooked up with some genuine homegrown talent..........London Town's "ManLikeMe". If you haven't seen them live, you have missed a treat, especially the latest formation of a 7 piece band congregated for thier Camden Jazz Cafe concert tonight. The energy and humour is infectious with front man Johnny Langer jumping around with his jumper over his head singing jocular observational paraphrases. It was discovering this priceless poetry and the early videos by Simon Owens that got me hooked into the ManLikeMe vibe. To highlight this recommendation high on my list, Ive focused my interview purely on Johnny's record collection........one of my favourite pastimes is digging the crates of charity shops so I thought it would be fun to delve into the depths of the discs of one of my favourite musicians........

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For something freshingly different in terms of a TV show about music, look out for new to E4 series "Glee" which starts properly in January, but is getting a preview on 15 December at 9pm. I am obsessed, it's better than Ugly Betty. It's all about a high school choir, but they sing a great selection of current and vintage pop music. One of the choir (Kurt) has many excellent fashion-related one liners. I'm quite sure you would love it.

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'Multi-talented Fred Butler is quite the east London renaissance girl, with fingers in so many creative pies that they're difficult to tick off.

Of course, there are the splendidly exuberant accessories, wearable sculptures whose sparkle has attracted fashion magpies such as Gaga, Bjork and Nicki Minaj. But there is also custom made prop styling, art directing and film making.